Taipei stops the Netherlands, Japan easily overcome the Czech Republic (hxst)

Taipei blocks the Netherlands and keeps Italy in the running for the World Baseball Classic 2023. In fact, the Asian team on the occasion of the fourth day of Pool A matches staged in Taichung he stopped the orange battleship with the result of 5-9, somehow keeping alive the blues’ hopes of qualifying after the second defeat this morning against Panama. The match between the two teams had decidedly bubbly beginnings, marked above all by a big inning made in the second round, where five points arrived for the hosts. (OA Sport)

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Taichung, 11 Mar. – Italy suffers the second defeat of its World Baseball Classic by losing 2-0 against Panama at the end of a match in which there was an excellent defense but a sterile attack against the opponents’ pitches. (Sicily)

The fourth day of meetings of the World Baseball Classic 2023 has just ended with the victories of Colombia and Puerto Rico against Mexico and Nicaragua in the opening matches respectively of Pool C and D, while Italy’s group (Pool A) will already finish on Sunday 12 March. (OA Sport)

The paisa were memorable and won with six points difference. The Azzurri defeated the Netherlands 7-1 in the closing match of the group Taichung (Taiwan): manager Mike Piazza’s boys were forced to win the match against their eternal rivals and had to do so with at least a four-point lead, conceding a maximum of five. (OA Sport)

The spectacular victory over the Netherlands obtained for 7-1, one of the scores that Cuba’s victory over China Taipei (7-1 that too) had made it useful for access to the direct elimination draw. (OA Sport)

These are his words in the press conference reported by the FIBS website: “Today we did very well in defense, with the right throws and excellent plays, but we were unable to find the valid one at the right moment. (OA Sport)